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Israel launches new incursion into Gaza, vows to partially relax months-long aid blockade
Israel said on Sunday it launched "extensive" new ground operations in its offensive in Gaza and announced it will allow a limited amount of aid into the Palestinian enclave after global experts warned of a famine there due to Israel's nearly three-month blockade.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:
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Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass attracts tens of thousands, including PM Carney
Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history's first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural mass in St. Peter's Square before tens of thousands of people, presidents, patriarchs and princes in a ceremony that blended ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a nod to modern-day celebrity.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:The CIA is openly calling on Chinese officials to spy for the U.S. Will they listen?
American spies are saying the quiet part out loud to Chinese officials via a series of videos published online: Their knowledge of Beijing's secrets would be welcome in Washington. Some experts laud the CIA's brazen attempt to recruit Chinese sources, but other observers say it's unlikely to work.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy calls for pressure on Russia during 1st face-to-face meeting with Carney
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday to add Canadaβs weight behind global pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit at the negotiating table and agree to βan unconditional ceasefire."
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:2 killed, others injured after Mexican navy ship sails into Brooklyn Bridge
A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night, snapping its three masts, fatally injuring two crew members and leaving some sailors dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for help.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Maher slams Trump over Qatar jet, Middle East trip: βBromance diplomacyβ
Comedian Bill Maher slammed President Trump for accepting a luxury Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family and characterized the president's foreign trip to the Middle East, with stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, as βbromance diplomacy.β βHe was in the Middle East this week. A lot of stuff happened. Heβs...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:1 person killed in 'intentional' explosion at California fertility clinic, police say
An explosion that heavily damaged a fertility clinic in the tony California city of Palm Springs appears to have been intentional, local authorities said. One person was found dead, and the FBI said it was sending investigators, including bomb technicians, to the scene.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Explosion outside fertility clinic in California kills 1; police say act appeared ‘intentional’
An explosion that heavily damaged a fertility clinic in the California city of Palm Springs appears to have been intentional, local authorities said. One person was found dead, and the FBI said it was sending investigators, including bomb technicians, to the scene.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Israel mobilizes new ground assault on Gaza to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages
Israel is mobilizing forces for a new ground assault in Gaza, after Palestinian officials said about 300 people died in waves of airstrikes over the past 72 hours. Israeli officials say the objective is to pressure Hamas into freeing the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Meanwhile, ceasefire talks resumed Saturday in Qatar. John Yang speaks with The Washington Postβs Gerry Shih for more.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Deadly storms rip through Kentucky and Missouri
In our news wrap Saturday, severe storms in the Midwest and South left nearly two dozen people dead, the Supreme Court said the Trump administration cannot deport a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas using the Alien Enemies Act, Trump plans to have separate calls with Putin and Zelenskyy on Monday, and World Pride festivities kicked off in Washington, D.C.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump administration’s escalating feud with Harvard affects breast cancer research
The Trump administration's feud with major American universities escalated this week as a federal antisemitism task force notified Harvard that $450 million of the schoolβs research grants are being cut. Thatβs on top of the $2.2 billion it had previously frozen. Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez spoke with one of the affected researchers, Joan Brugge, director of Harvardβs Ludwig Cancer Center.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:The largely forgotten history of Philadelphia’s police bombing of Black organization MOVE
This week marked the 40th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in Philadelphiaβs history. In May 1985, the cityβs police department dropped an improvised bomb on a residential home that housed the Black revolutionary organization MOVE. The bomb and ensuing fire killed 11 people, including five children, and destroyed more than 60 nearby homes. Ali Rogin reports.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Tracing one Hmong family’s journey from Laos to Rhode Island
The Hmong are an ethnic group living primarily in China and Southeast Asia. There are communities of Hmong migrants across the globe. For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Isabella Jibilian of Rhode Island PBS Weekly spoke with a Hmong family about their history and their journey to America.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Sunday shows preview: GOP divide derails Trump agenda; Bidenβs mental acuity back in spotlight
House Republicans will reconvene on Sunday evening to find a path to pass President Trumpβs βbig, beautiful billβ after encountering a hurdle during a key vote on Friday. Five fiscal hawks, arguing that the legislation insufficiently addressed work requirements for Medicaid and the federal deficit, blocked the measure from making it out of the House...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:DNC infighting threatens to throw party into 'chaos'
Infighting at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is threatening to consume Democratic leadership just as the midterms are starting to kick into gear. The tensions come after a DNC panel moved forward this week with the potential ouster of two elected officials, including gun control activist David Hogg. Now officials find themselves in a war...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:1 person killed in explosion outside Palm Springs fertility clinic; police say act was βintentionalβ
"It felt like a bomb went off."
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump shows signs of mounting frustration with Supreme Court
President Trump has expressed frustration with the Supreme Court after it blocked his administration's efforts to deport migrants with alleged ties to Venezuelan gangs, and has accused the court of being "played" by the Radical Left.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Iran says it will continue nuclear negotiations with the U.S. despite Trump’s threats
The negotiations have reached the βexpertβ level, meaning the sides are trying to reach agreement on the details of a possible deal. PresidentDonald Trumphas repeatedly threatened tounleash airstrikes targeting Iranβs programif a deal isnβt reached.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:The physics behind making humongous splashes in the pool
Do a "manu jump" and youβll likely make the biggest splash at the pool party. Although not a familiar term in the United States, manu jumping is beloved throughout New Zealand and originated from the MΔori community.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Pence: Trumpβs Qatar jet is βinconsistent with our securityβ
Former Vice President Pence said during a recent interview that President Trump accepting a luxury jet from the Qatari government is βinconsistentβ with the United Statesβ βsecurityβ and that he should turn down the gift. βWell, I think first we got to remember who Qatar is. Weβve got a military base there. I have members...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Leaked audio of HurΒ interview shines light on Biden mental fitness: What to know
Former President Biden has found his way back into the spotlight more than 100 days after President Trump reclaimed the White House. Audio, obtained by Axios, from Biden's October 2023 interview with special counsel Robert Hur about classified documents found in his private home from his time as vice president was published by the outlet...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Delivering missile defense requires leveraging American industryΒ
President Trump's Golden Dome initiative aims to create a comprehensive integrated air and missile defense system for the United States, leveraging proven technologies and partnering with traditional defense actors in the industry to mitigate the odds of a successful nuclear or conventional attack on the U.S. homeland.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump says he will call Putin and then Zelenskyy on Monday to discuss ending war in Ukraine
Trump's remarks came less than a day after the firstdirect talksbetween Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:CNNβs Scott Jennings responds to reports about possible Kentucky Senate run
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and GOP political pundit, has been speculated as a potential Republican candidate to replace former Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, although he has not officially announced a bid.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Comey is under investigation for posting ‘86’ in reference to Trump. What does it mean?
Former FBI Director Jamey Comey is under investigation after posting a photo of seashells spelling out β86 47β. Hereβs a look at where the term "eighty-six" comes from and what it means.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Stop loving public education like a five-year-old loves their mommy
Public education needs to be transformed to better serve children, and while Democrats often talk about equity and accountability, they need to stop playing political games and start listening to families and fighting for the kind of public education that is excellent, equitable and accountable.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:‘I’ll be watching’: Trump tells Walmart to eat the cost of his tariffs instead of raising prices
As Trump hasjacked up import taxes, he has tried to assure a skeptical public that foreign producers would pay for those taxes and that retailers and automakers would absorb the additional expenses. Most economic analyses are deeply skeptical of those claims and have warned that the trade penalties would worsen inflation.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Secret Service interviewed Comey over '8647' post
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that the Secret Service interviewed former FBI director James Comey after he posted a social media post that some interpreted as a threat against President Trump.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Democrats are letting the far-left take them out of the running for 2028
Hating on Trump and creating as much self-serving publicity as possible are neither policies nor strategies.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Ugly Texas primary threatens GOP efforts to defend Senate
Republicans are increasingly concerned that a bitter Senate primary in Texas next year could make it harder to defend their majority in the upper chamber. Earlier this week, the Senate Leadership Fund rolled out a poll showing Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) trailing Attorney General Ken Paxton by 16 points. But in a hypothetical general election...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Israel launches new military operation in Gaza a day after Trump leaves the Middle East
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas have yet to achieve progress in Qatarβs capital, Doha. Hamas, which releasedan Israeli-American hostage as a goodwill gesturebefore Trumpβs trip, insists on a deal that ends the war and leads to the withdrawal of Israeli forces β something Israel said that it won't agree to.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Severe weather leaves at least 14 dead in Kentucky, 7 dead in Missouri
Storm systems sweeping across parts of the Midwest and South have left at least 21 dead, many of them in Kentucky, where what appeared to be a devastating tornado crumbled buildings and flipped a car over on an interstate.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump sets up Monday call with Putin to talk ceasefire, trade
President Trump on Saturday announced that he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday as the administration has signaled frustration with Moscow over the ongoing war in Ukraine. βI WILL BE SPEAKING, BY TELEPHONE, TO PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN OF RUSSIA ON MONDAY, AT 10:00 A.M.β he wrote on Truth Social. βTHE SUBJECTS OF...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Authorities search for escapees after 10 break out of New Orleans jail through hole in cell wall
Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food, authorities said.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Dozens killed after severe weather slams Kentucky, Missouri
At least 27 people have been killed by storm systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Saturday that 18 of the deaths came in his state and 10 others were hospitalized in critical condition.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source: